by Mr. Scott | Mar 28, 2011 | English 8, English I Honors, Update
The two English Strategies classes (second and sixth periods) began a three-week short story unit. We’ll be going over lots of literary elements as well as some reading skills, focusing once again on inferences. First period (English Studies) began The Giver....
by Mr. Scott | Mar 25, 2011 | English 8, English I Honors, Update
First, second, and sixth periods began a new unit on short stories. We initiated the unit today in a fun way: we played Jeopardy. The aim was twofold: Determine how much the students know about the elements of literature specific to short stories. Introduce new terms...
by Mr. Scott | Apr 20, 2010 | Update
First and seventh periods worked on The Glory Field’s fourth part, “April 1964.” The main character has just been offered an opportunity to be the first African American student at a local college. Myers makes reference to Marian Anderson, so we...
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